He explained that the new Tawjihi system, which was approved about two years ago and whose first cohort of students joined universities at the beginning of this year, allows for taking ministerial exams over two years, giving students greater flexibility in improving their results.
He added that the Ministry is monitoring advertisements promoting enrollment in educational institutions outside the Kingdom via social media platforms and media outlets, and is cooperating with the Cybercrime Unit to take legal action against those responsible for them.
He indicated that some entities exploit students in exchange for money and deceive them with the possibility of obtaining the certificate, before it turns out to be invalid or ineligible for recognition and equivalency, pointing out that the law criminalizes any university office that facilitates student enrollment in unrecognized schools or offices outside Jordan.
Al-Khatib called on students wishing to study outside the Kingdom to consult the Ministry or the official authority responsible for education in the concerned country, and to seek assistance from the Jordanian embassy or cultural attaché to verify the school's accreditation and the possibility of certifying its certificates.
He explained that the Non-Jordanian Certificate Equivalency Department at the Examinations and Tests Administration verifies the official seals on transcripts, starting with the school seal, then the seal of the Ministry of Education in the concerned country, then the seal of its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and finally the seal of the Jordanian embassy or cultural attaché.
He pointed out the difficulty of listing all recognized schools outside the Kingdom and publishing their names on a single website due to their presence in different countries, calling on students and parents to verify the legal status of the educational institution before enrolling in it.
Regarding the number of students who faced problems with the recognition of their certificates, he said that he does not have an exact figure, noting that there are dozens of students whose certificates required time for the Ministry to verify, while it turned out that others' certificates were invalid and not recognized, and the Ministry is still awaiting responses from the competent authorities regarding other cases.
He indicated that students enrolled in schools outside the Kingdom fall into two categories: the first are students residing with their families in those countries, and the second are students who enroll in institutions outside Jordan and may fall victim to entities that exploit them financially in exchange for promises of obtaining the certificate.
